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Inspiration Tour back on the Road
09 October 08 10:12 PM
Yesterday saw the first of this academic years Inspiration Tour events at Bradford University. This year we're running two sessions; one focusing onrich application development using Silverlight / WPF and the other on XNA games development. The content
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Inspiration Tour Update
07 April 08 10:26 AM
We've been on the road since October, traveled over 15 thousand miles and spoken to nearly four thousand students about Silverlight , XNA and Windows Embedded amongst other technologies. As we've gone to each university we've taken photos which I've been
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All Inspiration Tour Sessions Now Online
08 February 08 10:34 AM
To follow on from my previous post about the Inspiration Tour on Channel8 I just wanted to let everyone know that all of our sessions are now online: Introduction Silverlight Windows Embedded XNA Technorati Tags: Inspiration Tour , Channel8
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Inspiration Tour Now Online!
24 January 08 02:20 PM
As many of you already know this year we have been touring UK universities on the Inspiration Tour talking about Silverlight, XNA, Windows Embedded and how these technologies are relevant to the student audience. We've had a lot of great feedback about
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UKStudentZine Article - Tech on Tour
18 December 07 11:10 AM
I recently wrote an article about the developments in technology since we have been running the Inspiration Tour with information about expected advancements in 2008. The UKStudentZine is a monthly newsletter for students published by Microsoft which
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XNA Game Studio 2 Released and Entry to Dream-Build-Play 2008 Opens!
14 December 07 10:00 AM
Yesterday the much anticipated XNA Game Studio 2.0 launched adding support for all versions of Visual Studio and online multiplayer gaming . To learn how to get started, install Game Studio 2.0 visit and get some code samples visit http://creators.xna.com/Education/GettingStarted.aspx
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XNA Game Studio V2 Beta Now Available
20 November 07 12:05 PM
XNA V2 beta is now available for free download here and the best thing is you don't even have to uninstall the current version of XNA Game Studio Express as the two will work fine side by side. The beta only allows you to build games for Windows but does
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XNA V2 Update...
16 November 07 11:13 AM
Yesterday the XNA team announced the impending release of XNA V2 beta to the public. They have confirmed the beta will be feature complete but as with all past XNA betas will only support building games for Windows (Xbox 360 support will come with the
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Win an Xbox 360 Elite by registering at The Imagine Cup website!
05 November 07 10:15 AM
This year we are running a prize draw for those who register at the Imagine Cup website. At the end of each month everyone who has registered during that month will be entered into a draw for an Xbox 360 Elite. To enter visit imaginecup.co.uk and take
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Popfly Now in Public Beta!
18 October 07 09:46 AM
For those of you who know what Popfly is the title says it all... as announced today at the Web 2.0 summit by Steve Ballmer you can now sign up for immediate access here . For those of you not familiar with Popfly it is a new online tool (built in Silverlight
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The Inspiration Tour - Staffordshire University
11 October 07 01:04 PM
Yesterday myself and Ben Coley visited Staffordshire University to deliver the second date on our Inspiration Tour around UK universities. The event was a great success with a really enthusiastic audience and a great buzz. For those of you at the event
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Inspiration Tour Resources
04 October 07 02:31 PM
Yesterday saw the first of our Inspiration Tour dates kindly hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University. I thought it would be a good idea to pull together a bunch of resources on the technologies we talk about as a central reference for those who attend
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